A Better Way to Add Sweetness

The scoop on date sugar & using dates in recipes

In my quest to minimize added sugar in my life and in my recipes, one ingredient I have come to lean on is dates, both whole and in the form of date sugar, which has become one of my favorite new ingredients.

Dates are the sweet fruit of the date palm tree and, yes, they contain a concentrated amount of sugar, but they are a better way to add sweetness t…